Robotics and Coding STEM Camp 2024!*
Robotics and Coding STEM Camp is a great experience for young engineers in a unique learning environment. They have the opportunity to start developing their engineering and design skills on a project that they could grow with for years. Look below for information on our platforms, "VEX IQ Challenge" and "Scratch!"
The best part about doing this at a summer camp is the collaboration and competition with the other students. They can accomplish more by being in a group of like-minded students. We also have a great staff of counselors who have worked on these projects for years to help them reach their greatest potential.
The students can work in groups of two for the robotics portion. If you are signing up your child and they have a friend coming they would like to work with please let me know when you fill out the form below.
VEX IQ Challenge
The VEX IQ Challenge gives students a unique opportunity to explore engineering in a collaborative environment!
A low barrier to entry. VEX IQ is a no-tools system that allows students to prototype ideas quickly - as fast as they can snap them together. Students of all interest levels quickly become wrapped up in the latest challenge. The VEX IQ system was designed with young engineers in mind. They can go from nothing to driving a robot in less than an hour.
Rapid prototyping and sharing of ideas. The best ideas are often copied and improved. The diversity of designs within the classroom and around the world continues to encourage students to revamp and rebuild their designs.
Competitions. Students can compete throughout the year with their creations. We will end each week with a competition as well! There are about a thousand official competitions worldwide every year. We host three competitions of our own here at Westwood, followed by state, national, and world championships.
Job skills for the future. The VEX IQ Challenge is team-based, and students work in groups to complete a robot for the yearly challenge. Collaboration, documentation, and time management are essential to making sure their projects are successful...
And done on time!
Learn more: https://www.vexrobotics.com/vexiq
scratch 3.0
SCRATCH is a unique graphical tool that allows students to learn coding concepts without having to worry about semicolons!
SCRATCH is a visual coding environment that your children will use to understand how programs flow. Students rapidly learn multitasking, loops, selection statements, all without knowing they are doing it! They are laying the foundation for when they study computer science later in life.
Computer Science is the foreign language course for the 21st century. Like learning any language, the younger they start the easier it is for them to use later in life!
Learn more: https://scratch.mit.edu/
Camp information
Every week is a reboot: Every Monday we restart the projects and we end each week with a friendly competition! Students can mix and match different weeks.
Groups: The students are put in groups of 2 to ensure that they will have a hand in every aspect of building, programming, and driving their robot!
Keeping the robots: If your child will be on a school team next year, they can ask their school to bring a kit so that they can take the bot home when they are done. Or, if you want to buy them a kit they can take it with them to use at tournaments throughout the year. (Please ask for details before you jump the gun on this!)
Beginner Week (Entering grades 3 - 5 next year): Great for elementary students with no experience with VEX IQ or SCRATCH, preferably students who will be entering grades 3 - 5. Beginner students can start in any week but will have the best experience in the beginner week with their peers. Students this week will build the "hero" bot that comes with the new game.
Beginner Week - July 8 - July 12
Competition Weeks (Entering grades 4 - 8 next year): For all students, but the projects will get more advanced in the later weeks. New middle school students should start with Week 2 for the best experience but can join other weeks as needed.
Competition Week 1 - July 15 - 19
Competition Week 2 - July 22 - 26
Competition Week 3 - July 29 - Aug 2
Where: Loften High School, 3000 E University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32641
When: Daily 9:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Cost Per Week: $330
Daily camp agenda:
9:00 Morning session starts
12:00 Break for lunch
1:00 Afternoon session starts
4:00 Pick up!
Gainesville STEM Inc is NOT affiliated with the Alachua County School Board or Westwood Middle School.
Contact Us:
GainesvilleSTEM@gmail.com - 561 463 8641
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